Where does “lot” come from?

lot (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lot (Dutch): destiny, fate, lot; lottery ticket; lot,...

Definitions

  1. destiny, fate, lot; lottery ticket; lot,...

Ancestry of “lot”, step by step

lot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hlutą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Middle Dutch lôot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlôotlead metal
2Old Dutchlōt—

Words derived from “lot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →